Automobile-extricating device.



T. B. MORROW & A. J. BASHAM.

AUTOMOBILE EXTRICATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28, 1916.

1 ,262,5%& Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

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ATTORN EY INVENTORS L T. B. MORROW & A. J. BASHAM.

AUTOMOBILE EXTRICATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-28.1916.

l,%%,5% Patented Apr. 9,1918.

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INVENTORS ATTORNEY UNITED sures PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS B. MORROW AND ADAM J. BASHAM, OF TURNERSVILLE, TEXAS.

AUTOMOBILE-EXTRICATING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Application filed November 28, 1916. Serial N 0. 133,933.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS B. MoRnow nd ADAM J. BASHAM, citizens of the United tates, residing at Turnersville, in the mnty of Col-yell and State of Texas, have ivented new and useful Improvements in .ntomobile-Extricating Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to automobile extricating devices, the object in view being to provide a device of the character referred to which may be readily carried in compact form in one of the storage compartments of a motor vehicle when not in use, and which, when required for use, may be readily attached to the vehicle and quickly ad usted in such relation thereto that when the motor of the vehicle is started and power transmitted to the driving wheels of the vehicle, the flexible cable, forming an element of the mechanism, will be wound upon a drum carried by one of the driving wheels, said cable extending to a distance from the machine either in advance or in rear thereof, so that the vehicle is gradually extricated from a mired position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a special construction of drum ca pable of being fastened to one of the driving wheels of the vehicle while the cable is still wound thereon and without dragging the cable in the mud or dirt, after which the cable may be unreeled or unwound from the drum one portion of which is rotatable in relation to another portion thereof; after the cable has been unwound to the desired extent, the rotatable section of the drum may be locked to that section which has a. fixed relation to the vehicle wheel. This also enables slack to be taken up in the cable before power is transmitted to the driving wheel to which the drum is attached.

A further object in view is to provide in connection with the device, a drum which is so compact and so related to the wheel, that it may remain attached to the wheel during the operation of the machine for a considerable period of time without danger of injuring the machine to which it is attached or other vehicles or objects in close proximity to the vehicle equipped with the device. This also reduces side draft to a minimum as the cable is being wound upon the drum.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, herein described, illustrated and'claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a side elevation illustrating the device of this invention in its applied relation to a motor vehicle.

Fig. 2 is an outside face view of the drum.

Fig. 3 is an inside face view of the same showing the attached means whereby the drum is fastened to a wheel.

Fig. Al is a diametrical section-showing the drum in its applied relation to a vehicle wheel.

The main feature of the present invention resides in a drum which is designated generally at A and which comprises an inner member 1 and an outer member B, one of saidmembers being capable of rotation relatively to the other member and being also detachable for any desired purpose. The member 1 is provided upon its inner face with a series of V-shaped lugs 2 so arranged as to rest and fit between adjacent spokes of one of the driving wheels of a motor vehicle. The lugs are of sufficient depth to extend flush with the inner faces of the spokes so as to enable the drum section 1 to be securely fastened or anchored to the wheel by means of fasteners 3 shown in the form of buttons or two-armed keepers, each of which is connected by a headed pivot pin 4 to the inner face of one of the lugs 2 so that when the lugs 2 are inserted between the spokes of the wheel, the buttons or keepers 3 may be given a quarter turn so that the oppositely extending arms thereof will engage and bind against the spokes. This securely locks the drum section 1 to the Wheel and causes it to rotate with the wheel when power is applied thereto.

The drum section 1 is also formed on its inner face with depressions 4 to receive the rivet heads present in nearly all motor vehicle wheels, which rivets or bolts extend through the hub plates of the wheel. This permits the inner face of the drum section 1 to bear firmly and directly against the hub plate of the wheel to which it is fastened. The hub section 1 is also provided with an outwardly extending tubular sleeve 5 upon which the outer hub section is mounted and adapted to turn.

The outer hub section 6 is formed onits inner side with a cylindrical drum body 7 provided with a hook 8 on the periphery boards thereof as shown in thereof to receive an eye 9 at one extremity of a cable 10 'of any suitable length, said cable having attached to its opposite extremity a hook 11 the purpose of which Will hereinafter appear. The hub section 6 is secured upon the sleeve 5 by fastening means 12 shown in the form of a pin inserted through diametrically opposite holes in the sleeve 5. Any desired fastening means may however be employed in this connection. 13 designates a locking pin which is insertible through a hole 14: in the'hub section. 6 and into a hole 15 in the adjacent face of the hub section 1. The pin 13 is removable and is preferably anchored to the hub section 6 by means of a flexible connection 16 such as a cord, thus preventing loss of the locking pin. The cable 10 after leaving the drum passes through an eye or guide 17 secured to the body of the machine and prefer- Fig. 1, the cable then passing around a pulley 18 attached to a stake 19 adapted to be driven in the ground. The free end of the cable 10 is 1 then passed around the front axle of the vehicle and secured by means of the hook 11 above referred to.

By means of the construction hereinabove described it-will now be apparent that the drum as a whole, with the cable completely wound thereon, may be applied to one of the driving wheels 'of the vehicle and securely fastened or anchored thereto. By then'moving the pin 13 out of engagement with the drum section 1, the drum section 6 is allowed to revolve. This enables the'cable 10 to be unwound from the drum and the free end thereof carried to apoint Where it may be found expedient ,to drive the stake 19. The stake is then driven into the ground and the free end of the cable is I carried backwardly to the machine and fastened thereto in themanner above described. The section 6 of the drum is then rotated to take up slack in the cable10, after which the locking pin 13 is reinserted, thereby lock- I ing the section 6 of the drumto the section 1 thereof. When power is transmitted to the driving Wheel of the machine, the drum as a whole rotates-therewith and the cable 10 is gradually wound upon the drum, causing the vehicle to advance to the stake19. This operation maybe continued untilthe vehicle is extricated from its mired position.

It will be observed that the drum is compact, requires but little space and may, by

in the cable to be aeeae'ee The apparatus as a whole is light in weight and may be cheaply manufactured and sold. The drum is easily attached and detached, it contains all the cable necessary to carry out the operation above described and as the drum is located close to the spokes and hub plate of the Wheel, there is no excessive strain on the wheel and its spokes and side draft is also practically eliminated. By making one section of the drum rotatable in the manner described and enabling slack taken up thereby in the manner described, the sudden jerking to which the car is subjected when the driving wheel starts with a spin on the slack cable 1s overcome.

We claim: a

1. Ina vehicle extricating device, the combination with one of the driving wheels of the vehicle, of a drum embodying an inner section having an outwardly projecting hub, means for fastening said drum section to a vehicle wheel, an outer drum section having a flexible cable attached thereto and adapted to rotate upon the hub of the inner section,

means for locking and unlocking said sections in relation to each other, consisting of a pin detachably inserted through the outer section flexible holding means for said pin attached to the outer section, said outer section upon the removal of said pin being free to rotate as the cable-is unreeled from the drum.

prising lugs projecting from the inner face of the inner drum section and shaped to fit between the wheel spokes, headed pins projecting from the inner faces of said lugs, and keepers journaled on said pins and each adapted to engage a pair of spokes.

ltntestimony whereof we affix our signatures.

THUS. B, MORROW. ADAM J. BASHAM.

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